Ratekawa Shrine Saegusa Festival

The Saegusa Festival, also known as the Lily Festival, is the annual festival of Ratekawa Shrine. The deity, "Himetataraisuzuhimenokami," is said to have lived at the foot of Mount Miwa, where the lily flowers bloom. To please the goddess, it is said that people began to decorate sake barrels with lily flowers for the festival. At the ceremony on the 17th, four shrine maidens will perform the Kagura dance "Umazake Miwa no Mai" elegantly with the Saegusa lilies in hand. In the afternoon, after the safety prayer ceremony for the Seven Maidens, Lily Princess, and Child Procession, there will be a procession through the city lasting about two hours.

Date & Time

6/16(Mon) 6/17(Tue) 6/18(Wed)

Note

6/16 (Mon) Morning: Offering ceremony for the lily, 15:00: Yoimiya Festival. 6/17 (Tue) 10:30: Saegusa Festival (Lily Festival), 13:15: Safety prayer ceremony for the Seven Maidens (Nanaotome), Lily Princess, and Child Procession, followed by a procession through the city (about 2 hours). 6/18 (Wed) 10:00: After-Feast Festival

Venue

Ratekawa Shrine

Address

18 Honkomori-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture

Access (Public)

About a 7-minute walk from JR/Kintetsu Nara Station

Contact

0742-22-0832 （Ratekawa Shrine）

URL

https://isagawa-jinja.jp/omatsuri/saikusa/#linktop